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Wanna learn to cook coon?
Unique reading found in Knapp Library
[JUNE 28, 2003]
MIDDLETOWN -- Treats are in store for the area when the Knapp
Library officially opens on Tuesday. High-quality books in the
categories of education, entertainment and culture await
curiosity-seekers and book lovers.
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Commemorative bookmarks for the
opening month feature these words of Thomas Jefferson to John Adams
in 1815: "I cannot live without books!"
The library will offer diversified readings, ranging from music
by Edward Grieg to recipes for cooking coon, from tips for hunters
to ballet lessons for youth.
A special event called "Grandma Reads" is scheduled for July 12,
with a session for 2- to 4-year-olds at 10 a.m. and another for 5-
to 7-year-olds at 11 a.m.
Regular summer hours will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1 to
4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Volunteers serving as head librarian are Marilyn Deters, Winnie
Golden, Bill Post, Kathy Sommers, Jackie Sullivan and Jennifer
Thomas.
With the opening of the Knapp Library, the Knapp/Chesnut/Becker
Historical Society will have come a long way in achieving the four
goals set with the Illinois secretary of state when the society was
founded July 29, 1991, as a not-for-profit corporation:
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1. Restoration of an "architectural gem" (circa 1840).
2. Establishment of a public library and museum. (The Knapp
Museum opened in the summer of 2002 for the Smithsonian exhibits
"Yesterday's Tomorrows.")
3. Preservation of the precious historical heritage of the
Middletown area.
4. Promotion of tourism to the area's historic sites.
Membership is $5 per year for adults and $1 per year for age 18
and under. Donations are tax-exempt. Monthly meetings are at 7 p.m.
on the second Tuesday of the month.
Volunteers are welcome to help in the library or museum.
The historical society extends heartfelt gratitude to the many
individuals, including the folks from San Jose, who have donated
books to the library.
[News release provided by Winnie Golden]
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